Before I get really going here, let me just lead with the conclusion: Virginia is not a state that is particularly friendly to grandparents when it comes to custody and visitation. That doesn’t mean that grandparents can’t file and ask a court to grant them custody and/or visitation – actually, any non-parent third party could...
When grandparents ask for parenting time
We’re all used to the idea that, by virtue of the Constitution, we have these certain, unalienable rights. And it’s true – we do. But the reality of what those rights are, and what they mean, and how and when they apply is a little bit more complicated. In a lot of ways, family court...